In Sterling, Colorado on this date in 2007, Christopher Steinbar, and a 32-year old female friend of his were assaulted outside the Loose Caboose bar after Steinbar was said to have been called derogatory names based on his sexual orientation. Kyle James Gress, 23, of Sterling was charged with a bias-motivated crime (a class-four felony), and with a third-degree assault charge (a class-one misdemeanor). Cuong Tran Ha, 25, also of Sterling, was also charged for his alleged involvement in the attack; Ha stood accused of kicking Mr. Steinbar after he was allegedly knocked to the ground by Gress. Steinbar suffered facial injuries including broken teeth; and, his female companion suffered head and facial injuries after she allegedly became involved in an altercation with Gress' younger sister, Tara, at the time of the alleged assault on Mr. Steinbar. Tara Gress has been charged with third-degree assault. On November 21, 2007, Kyle Gress was found not guilty of committing a hate crime; however, a jury found him guilty of third-degree assault. District Judge Douglas Vannoy sentenced Gress, who tested positive for cocaine prior to being sentenced, to 60 days in jail and two years on probation; and, he ordered Gress to pay a $500 fine and $4,481 in victim restitution, to be paid jointly with Ha and Tara. Kyle Gress' co-defendants were previously found guilty. Cuong Tran Ha pled guilty on October 3, 2007, to felony bias-motivated crime (a hate crime) and misdemeanor third-degree assault; and, he was sentenced to an 18-month deferred judgment, 18 months on probation, and 45 days in the Logan County Jail. On September 13, 2007, Tara Gress was found guilty of third-degree assault, and she was sentenced to a 60-day suspended sentence, one year of probation, attendance in an anger-management course and a $500 fine.

On this date in 2008, the Associated Press reported that three Mormon missionaries may have vandalized a Catholic shrine as a hate crime sometime in 2006. The Shrine of the Mexican Martyrs at the Chapel of All Saints, which overlooks San Luis, Colorado was discovered vandalized after a parish member discovered photos on Photobucket showing young men holding the broken head of a statue, preaching from the Book of Mormon at an altar and pretending to sacrifice one another. Robert Fotheringham, a regional missions official for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, confirmed to The Denver Post in a March 10, 2008 article that the three men in the photos were church missionaries. Costilla County Sheriff Gilbert Martinez said deputies have begun an investigation.

On this date in 2009, in Seattle, Washington, Abiazzizi I. Idris, 18, of Seattle, allegedly called a heterosexual male passenger an anti-gay slur when asking the victim if he is gay, allegedly slapped the victim on the head while the two were riding on a Metro bus on Rainier Avenue South, and then allegedly attempted to rob the man of money and a mobile telephone after he got off the bus. The victim had told Idris twice that he was not gay during the attack. Idris, who told the victim that homosexuality was against his religion at one point during the alleged attack, was charged with second-degree attempted robbery and malicious harassment (a hate crime).